Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-18
THOUSANDS OF TREES.
MitcheIrs Successful Efforts to Em-
bower ltself-Other substantial Im-

AlftcheIi's Successful Efforts to Em-
bower ltself-Other Substantial Im-
pr0vements.
Mitchell, July 16-In e previous letter
ge spoke of the thousands of trees which
the industrious inhabitants had or we're
putting into the ground. To-day we
are able to say that most of these trees
are taking root ana doing well. In our
previous visit a few months ago we mo-
ticed a large foundation for q block of
first class buildings which we were then
told were soon to support business
houses. To-day these buildings are
either finished and occupied by business
firms or are rapidly nearing completion.
These buildings On the principal bust
ness street give on imposing look to the
trade OF the town.
A little way up the street on the OPP
posite side OF the street when we We're
here in our previous visit an excavation
had just commenced on q corner lot, a
small wooden structure was being drawn
from the lot. To-day that corner lot is
to be adorned by a spacious business
house 100 feet deep three stories high
This building is being constructed from
Yankton pressed brick and sand stone of
ample dimensions. The basement and
the first story has already been built and
the finishing stroke Is in the near future.
Mr.. Seaman's residence, the founda-
tions OF which had just begun to be laid
when the winter was here o short time
ago, is now about completed and the
family are already occupants of the com
pleted portion. And q beautiful struc-
ture it is, both inside and out, for we
had the privilege of o visit to the
family in their new home. This beauti.
full home is located between the Catholic
and Congregational churches.
In Braey's addition the new residence
of DIR. D. Braey will sdorn this new
~appendage to Mitchell. Then there is
Judge Edgerton's new residence on the
south SIDE. Fifteen or twenty ordinary
buildings have gone up here since gu,
previous visit.
OF the industrial movements of the
town there is behring's harvester with
nechanical shops, Burkey's mower and
reaper company, soon to build. The
consolidated tank line is established here
having Its warehouses; and cooper shops
for the supply of all this region of Da-
kota with oil. Then comes the pork
house and packing %appendage with
large accommodations.
But nothing has done more for the
prosperity of this town than the
coming of the ST. Paul, Minneapolis 4
Omaha railroad to the north end Of the
town. We visited the new depot build
ing, saw the freight house, round hous'
and the cars, the new tank nearly com
pleted and the busy 1orkmen sinking
well for the tank supply, all constructed
on the most modern and approved plan
lust beyond the round house close Il
the tank we found the artesian well ant
reservoir where the town receive thei
water supply. This we'll was sunk about
three years ago and water was found a
the depth of 500 feet. The supply
ample, the water cool and not unpleasant
to taste. Called several times at th
Office of the enterprising Dali.
Republican, where We found tn
editor, r. w. Wheelook, more than bus
in TRANSPORTING the latess telegraph new
for his late edition of the Republican
To the editors we are indebted for man,
kind attentions. Called also at the la'
J Office of Judge Edgerton and found hir
busy with his law records. yet not to
j busy to give us an account of tie doing
of the division and state convention Q
: Huron. Saw also Rev. FL. l
Wizard the superintendent
missions for southern Dakoti
Mr., Ward and family have been rust
! eating at White Lake for a few day
We are entertained as formerly by tE
pastor of the Congregational church,
Mitchell, Rev. A. A. Brown who hi
kindly given the writer the use of b
pulpit to present the claims OF Yankto
r college next Sabbath, Tomorrow, at
a. m. BY the way, your correspondent
accidentally learned while here that or
r enterprising and earnest superintendel
OF missions at the recent missional
meeting at Saratoga Springs made OF
8 OF his characteristic speeches in defenI
r of Yankton college which was receive
by the audience with great applaus
The college we know has q warm plat
: in the heart OF our friend and superb
tendent. We are to present the CLAIM
q OF the college to the Plankinton poop
Tomorrow evening at the Congregatio
al church IN that town. Then on ii
next day We propose to face tower
t, Yankton to have o sight of that beau
full town, our home. ID. b. N.
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l.. 10. o. &c.
Dakota Canton, No. l will meet
9 p. m. Tuesday, July 18th, 1887, at II